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Auntie Bush

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33. I'm so sorry to hear that Monk. The best of luck to you.

Reply to Monk06 (Reply #18)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 07:50 PM

Jul 2013

I'm also sending healing prayers to you too.

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Pa. Girl Who Got New Lungs After Parents Sued Over Transplant Rules Develops Pneumonia [View all] Purveyor Jul 2013 OP

I hope so much that they can stop the infection. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #1

How can she survive so many surgeries? Yo_Mama Jul 2013 #21

She can still pull through. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #2

This whole story sorely pisses me off. Hulk Jul 2013 #3

Two sets...the first didn't work. dkf Jul 2013 #4

That's what I intended to say. Hulk Jul 2013 #5

Thank you for pointing this out. It's important. COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #27

Thank you for making an important point.... Rowdyboy Jul 2013 #37

Actually, from what I understand laundry_queen Jul 2013 #39

Haven't read that info anywhere. Hulk Jul 2013 #41

Maybe you need to read more laundry_queen Jul 2013 #42

Wow... RudynJack Jul 2013 #15

The first one didn't take. dkf Jul 2013 #16

Right...it didn't take "to a adolescent girl". Hulk Jul 2013 #17

weren't those rules in place before Obama became President ? JI7 Jul 2013 #8

I hate to say this, but it is likely that this child will die anyway. After all the organs Squinch Jul 2013 #29

The rules had nothing to do with the Obama administration Yo_Mama Jul 2013 #20

well there is NO reasoning with those right wing rat bastards alp227 Jul 2013 #22

Ugh! Honestly, though, lung transplants are always a long shot. nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #6

I didn't realize that. How bad? dkf Jul 2013 #7

50% of all lung transplants are dead within the first five years after the surgery. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #9

Not good. Thanks. dkf Jul 2013 #10

Which is why at 61 years of age I won't be getting one. Doesn't make sense to transplant lungs to Monk06 Jul 2013 #18

I'm so sorry to hear that Monk. The best of luck to you. Auntie Bush Jul 2013 #33

I don't mind my life has been hard but I just can't stand to see children suffer or young people cut Monk06 Jul 2013 #34

That, believe it or not, represents quite an improvement. nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #23

I'm sure it does. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #24

A friend's sister had a lung transplant. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2013 #28

Ok, so when is enough, enough? Lunabelle Jul 2013 #11

All those surgeries! That poor child. Demit Jul 2013 #12

As many as it takes ... Igel Jul 2013 #13

I can't even imagine what they must be feeling. Demit Jul 2013 #14

Well, a child should not be considered a battle field. Deep13 Jul 2013 #30

The parents may well be preparing themselves for her eventual passing Sheldon Cooper Jul 2013 #35

Yeah, hard to guess when we are not faced with that situation. nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #36

I agree. laundry_queen Jul 2013 #40

This is just horrible Sgent Jul 2013 #19

Artificial lungs? telclaven Jul 2013 #25

I think its called the Novo Lung NNguyenMD Jul 2013 #38

The MSM covered up that her 1st transplant totally failed, and she was given 2 more lungs. graham4anything Jul 2013 #26

because the MSM was part of those that was making Sebelius and Obama out to be the bad guy JI7 Jul 2013 #31

The second set of lungs were adult lungs infected with pneumonia DeschutesRiver Jul 2013 #32